TRW workers ratify ‘concessionary’ contract in Lafayette

A contract approved by a majority of 270 union members at the TRW Commercial Steering Systems plant in Lafayette on Saturday stipulates no raises in its first three years, followed by 1-percent and 1.25-percent raises in the two remaining years.

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., headquartered at Livonia, Mich., makes truck steering parts at the plant.